boom?

yeah, I know I haven't put up anything in an age. Pretty much just working in between trips to Orlando. I saw a bit of the shuttle launch two weeks ago. Not up close sadly, just a bit of it rising up as Nicole and I were leaving Downtown Disney.

Which brings me to today. I had a half day of work in observance of Christmas Eve, so I spent a chunk of the afternoon cutting up lumber for a project (stands to raise up my just purchased, arriving tomorrow washer and dryer to a more workable level). I was lying on my living room floor resting my back after spending all that time leaning over when...

<BOOM><BOOM>

"boom?" sez I.

I look out the window, and the people around outside don't seem bothered, so I decide to not worry about it. Then I remembered that the shuttle was due to land at 5:30, and it was 5:26 by my clock. So, my first sonic boom and a double boom at that. Pretty impressive.

According to NASA's groundtrack, the shuttle passed nearly directly over Ocala (29.17N, 82.15W)